PHARMACY TIME CAPSULE
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Issues & Events that have shaped Iowa pharmacy (or are fun to remember!)
APRIL:
IPhA’s newest president, Elmer Norgaard was inducted at the 83rd Iowa Pharmacists Association Convention in Sioux City, IA, on April 17, 1962.
AUGUST:
Marilyn Monroe died by apparent overdose of sleeping pills.
OCTOBER:
President John F. Kennedy signed the Kefauver Harris Amendment (aka “Drug Efficacy Amendment”) to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938. The amendment required for drug manufacturers to provide proof of the effectiveness and safety of their drugs before approval, required drug advertising to disclose accurate information about side effects, and stopped cheap generic drugs being marketed as expensive drugs under new trade names as new “breakthrough” medications. The amendment was in response to the thalidomide tragedy in which thousands of children born with birth defects as a result of their mothers taking thalidomide for morning sickness.
NOVEMBER:
Eleanor Roosevelt died from complications of tuberculosis.
FUN FACTS:
The examination fee was $10. A record is kept of all pharmacists licensed and a fee of $5 is required each year for the renewal of certificates. The examination (NAPLEX) fee now costs $505 and the fee for the MPJE is $210 During the 1961-63 bienniums two major construction projects started at the State University of Iowa: Completion of Pharmacy Building and Psychopathic Hospital research addition. A total of $1,635,000 was appropriated by the Fiftyeighth General Assembly for the two preceding projects. Life membership for the Medic-Alert rapid identification (bracelet tags) cost only $5. Remington Honor Medal Recipient (American pharmacy’s highest honor): Harry J. Anslinger Harvey A.K. Whitney Award Recipient (Health-System pharmacy’s highest honor): Grover C. Bowles
The Iowa Pharmacy Association Foundation is committed to the preservation of the rich heritage of pharmacy practice in Iowa. By honoring and remembering the past, we are reminded of the strong tradition we have to build upon for a prosperous future for the profession.
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